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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1930, **

PREPARING FOR THE TEST MATCH GOVT.

GREAT FLIGHT.

A DEER, A CYCLE & "MAC'

Involved Question of Costs.

R.100 Expected to Cross Atlantic in 3 Days.

ENGLAND IN A POOR POSITION.

PARIS OFFICE'S «POSITION.

B

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.

WOW dom

The

closing rate of the dollar-on- demand, to-day was 1/3.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

EMPLOYEES BOUND OVER..

Convict.

KOWLOON THEFT CASE.

Sudden Affection Not Appreciated.

"ENCOUNTER" ON KING'S HIGHWAY.

WORLD'S LARGEST AIRSHIPS VERY BAD LIGHT.

McCABE DEALS' WITH THE "TAIL,"

Manchester, Yesterday. Owing to heavy rain in the

CIVIL RESISTANCE ON BRITISH WARSHIPS

THE WANE.

GUARD EGYPT.

Insufficient Evidence to Indications of Weariness No Necessity to Call on

in the Movement.

COUNTER PROPAGANDA.

Rugby, Yesterday, The Indian Round Table Con-

British Troops,

REPORTED ALL QUIET.

Rugby, Yesterday.

On the re-appearance before Mr. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon

The Under-Secretary for For- Magistracy to-day four stokers ference will be held at St. James's replying to a question in the eign Affairs, Mr. Hugh Dalton, charged Palace at the conclusion of the House of Commons, said that ow-

engineer

lund An

with the larceny fire bara and

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was

to

When the hearing was resumed

Rugby, Yesterday. The Talpo Tiger, Snake and this morning in the case in which

The airship R.100 is riding at Shark will now have to be relegated to the limbo of things forgotten. the distribution of surplus assets the mooring mast at Cardington They are back numbers which have of the Russo-Asiatic Bank in and may leave on a flight across been dragged into the limelight Hong Kong is in dispate, Mr. the Atlantic to-morrow morning, once too often.

of nine Imperial Conference but the Secre-ing to disturbances at those ports. Eldon Potter, KC., for the Shang- but the exact time of the depar Pride of place must now be given

H.M.S. quantity tary for India, Mr. Wedgwood

Ramillies has pro- to the very latest-thing-in the hai Liquidators, answered several ture and course she will follow morning play- before lunch was of lead piping from on board the Benn,

ceeded to. Port Said and HM.S. said in the

House Waterhen' to. Suez. Colony's wild animals-a Deer!estions by Mr. Justice Wood on will be determined after a careful out of the question. Inspections

Government

The Queen eteam tender of Commons to-day that Elizabeth remains at Alexandria.. Yes, sir, a real live deer and so the question of ancillary winding study of the probable weather of the wicket proved, of little sociable that it waived the formality up. On the question of domicile, conditions over

able. not yet the Atlantic. avail until 5.30, when the Aus Stanley, lying in the Yaumati he

Replying to other questions or of an introduction and made the niso, Mr. Potter

breakwater, Detective Sergeant state what would be the composi- the subject of Egypt Mr. Dalton acquaintance of Traft Sergeant

went into its The flight is being undertaken as tralians took the field. ·

said that in view of their ultim The light was "very poor when Humphreys said that he had con- tion of the delegations. A supple-ate responsibility for the protec Me-lanis in its own playful way, exact purport in the present case. part of the Air 'Ministry's de-,

The deer's method was undoubted. In this connection he stated that velopment policy for airships with Leyland and Tate resumed the sulted the Public Prosecutor and mentary question as to whether tion of foreign lives and property. ly rough, as "Mac" discovered to his "whether our law recognises two the object of testing out the re. England innings. McCabe, the

his proposal was that second de this subject before the House rises (order which had manifested itself, the statement would be made on 'in Egypt and danger to public sorrow, but it was a thrilling ex-domiciles is rather a debatable liability and behaviour of the air "baby" of the opposition, opened Lendant be discharged and used as on Friday was answered affirma- His Majesty's Government con- perience which a less modest man would be proud to brag about! But point, if the term is strictly inter- ship on a long distance flight...

a witness, as he knew most about tively. the bowling and his fifth de-

sidered it necessary to hold strict- "Mac" is not built that way, and preted."

Data will also be acquired which livery penetrated Leyland's de the affair. The Police had made Mr. Bean was asked as to the ly, to

account leaders of both wild horses could not make him

will be of value in deciding upon fence: The Yorkshireman, with every effort to find the marine procedure to be followed before parties in the present constitu

presenting the proposals to Par-tional conflict, in Egypt. speak.

Mr. H. G. Sheldon, who appears the future policy in regard to a out any addition to his over-nighthawker who bought the metal for lament for the amendment of Majesty's Governments.com A Souvenir! He is some souvenir of the off

with Mr Potter for the Shanghat development of the airships for score, played inside the ball and

$12:80, but no trace of him was the Government of India Act. He munication was intended by deal- counter in the shape of a bandaged Court on the questions of costs ircular reference to the speeding up 35..

interests, then addressed the commercial purposes with parti-had his off bail dislodged. 222-6- made.

recalled in the correspondence of ing in a practical manner with the left wrist and plaster over several the action. "In a previous judg-

By the Magistrate: You can do man of the Statutory Commission ably clear-British Wireless Ser October last between the Chair- situation to make this unmistake Nichols joined Tate and sur-that, but I don't think you will and the Prime Minister, that it vice:

was contemplated that procedure After both a stoker and Mr. by joint Parliamentary Com- In the House of Commons

London, Yesterday. mittee would still be appropriate today, Mr. Hugh Dalton an-

Questions of Costs.

cuts on the other hand," Yes, hement," he said. "Sir Henry Golfan of Empire communications.

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Had a spill whilst out with his solo had ruled that the costs of the When the R.100 was designed vived the last ball of the over. I've successful! last night. No, most emphatically, out of the surplus assets. As a size of the largest airship and she bowling but fell to a good catch at Chittenden had given evidence, for the examination of the pronounced that the British High no, he had not been drinking gards the Shanghai liquidators and her sister airship R.101 are mid-on with only 15 runs added. Mr. Whyte-Smith said that the posals finally laid before Parlia-Commissioner in Egypt had re-

meter eyele on the Shekko Road London creditors should be paid she was approximately twice the Tate then set about to hit the

the story!

These sceptical

But it was not so hard to get "Mac's" fokis to speak, and that's how the China Mail secured the

story...

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Wicket Sodden. `-

on

formazone or any of the "zone" made no order. before he went out on his iron submission is,"

Peebles gave Richardson an un-cage was an unfortunate one. He ment as a result of the confer-ported on July 23 that all was horse. How did it happen? He counsel, that in the present case The experimental nature of the runs later fell, to a smart catchy taking a defendant and making necessary or desirable to modify police wounded and 26 others kill-

s still the largest in the world. accepted catch at 245, but two pointed out that that device of ence. It was for the Premier to quiet. had better not say anything.

consider whether it might be casualties since July 13 were '279. The total number of What's the use?

Sir Henry Golian assumed that flight is therefore emphasised, the same player at second slip. Hong Kongites would only scoff at the Shanghai liquidators had not for the vessel incorporates many Thus in a very short time England him a witness was not favoured, in any respect the procedure ed and 304 wounded.

been made defendants. But the novel features.

had lost three wickets for the and that the evidence given by originally contemplated, until the evidence is quite clear, in my sub- The Second Flight.

addition of only 30 runs. McCabe such a witness would not carry results of the Round Table Con-Port Said and M.S. Waterhen H.M.S. Ramilles proceeded to mission, that they were made de-

This will be the second flight of had done the damage, and his much weight. fendants."

In the circum-Wireless Service.

ference were known. - British to Suez, H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth a British airship across the figures to-day were: Counsel went on to contend that Atlantic, the first occasion being

stances he would have to dis-

remaining at Alexandria, It In the Flank...

his clients were made parties, to in July, 1919, when the R.31

Riffes as Security. miss the other four men, as it

The Government were satisfied It appears that "Mac" was driv- the action by reason of Sir Henry made the first Atlantic flight from

Rugby, Yesterday: that foreign nationals were re-. ing along the Shekko Road at 10 Gollan ordering that they should East to West. The R.34 made a fore an appeal for bad light was Nos. 1 and 3 if the second appreciation of the position up to So far it had not been necessary

Only four rune were added be-would be rather hard

The Government of India's celving all necessary protection. o'clock last night when suddenly a be served with notice of sum-successful, return flight a few upheld.-Reuter. deer crossed the road. Before mons. It lies with Your Lord-days later.

got off with it. If Nos. 1 and North West Frontier Province the

Saturday shows that in the to call on British troops.-Reuter. "Mac" could do anything to avoid ships in this Court of Appeal to

were guilty, No. 2 would also be situation in Waziristan continues

Earlier News. the beast his cycle had hit the dear cxercise discretion with regards

Rugby, Yesterday. in the flank. The next instant Mr. to costs. I claim that Sir Henry

to improve. guilty. Play in the Test match at Man-

Preliminary settle-:

Caire, Yesterdag. Dcer, "Mac" and the cycle lay in Gollan was wrong in not looking!

chester was restricted to less than Mr. V. H., W. Chittenden, boat-ments with Shabi Khel and one heap. And then things hop-upon the Shanghai party as de having failed to get hold of these an hour's play-on account of the swain of the Government Slipway, concluded, their sections having Nahas Pasha, says:

Kikara have been successfully tendants in the action," he add-proceeds, was now taking the only heavy rain in the morning. The intimated that all defendants given security in rifles for 800 revolted against the Constitution fine left to him in a last attempt wicket was sodden and the light were Government employees. The behaviour and the liquidation of and has fled from the face of The deer lashed out with its legs, ed; "Upon this assumption of But fortunately for "Mac" it kicked Sir Henry Gollan a rule has beent the cycle, which received several applied which actually is not ap

engineer was well paid, getting impose. The Jirgas of other sec any fine the Government: may

Parliament." The present Govern- from $650 to $1,200 per annum. tions, except Nazar Khel, who are ment is autocratic and Parliament He was posted to chief engineer procrastinating, have also come (alc) to-day has voted non-confid- of the Stanley on May 1, after in with a view to settlement and ence in the present Government. having served on a Sanitary Deare depositing rifles as security. which has no right to collect taxes 54 partment launch.

On the Peshawar border con- from the nation. These can only Detective Sergeant Humphreys tingents of Affidis have been be paid when the Government con- feared that a fight, would take moving about drakgai country trole its own government." 14 place afterward, and requested Jirga to, organise raids against publication of this proclamation In following the decision of Afridi Sidky Pasha has prohibited the the local Press, and the Police yes- the Government pending cont-

pened fast and furious!

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ugly denta. "Mac". tried to plicable." acramble to his feet; but the deer wanted him to remain and play pitch

Vitally Interested.

to get the surplus.

was

Scores:

83

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very bad.-British Wireless Ser- examine the affidavits in the ac

Mr. Jenkin then proceeded to vice tions. The various deponents, he said, had been fully aware of the AUSTRALIA-First Innings. As a matter of fact the Shang-existence of a Paris branch of the and toss. However, "Mae" pre-hal liquidators were vitally inter-Bank, and had done their best to ferred wrestling, if he must play ested in getting

W. M. Woodfull, c Duck- with the deer at all, but really he the Bank had in fact been dis-sideration in the matter

a decision that exclude this branch from con- worth, ɓ Tate. did not feel like playing, and wished solved.

of aur- W. H. Ponsford, b Hammond to be his way!

The learned Judge held Shanghai liquidators were quite D. G. Bradman. Duleep. that it had not been. If he had plus."It appears During the next two minutes or held that it had bear dissolved cognizant that

that the

sinhji, b Peebles so it must have seemed like hours then;" from the evidence, the case liquidation In Paris," said coun

there

A. F. Kippax, eChapman, to "Mac"-they wrestled about, and of the Shanghai interests

b Nicholson poor "Mac" got the worse

wassel, "and London and Paris have S. McCabe, 1.b.w., b Peebles of very strong indeed. It was very throughout been absolutely dis-V. Y. Richardson, b Ham Then, suddenly, the deer decided necessary, therefore, that they icgarded in Hong Kong as prin- that wrestling with "Mac" was poor should appear, and indeed, that cipal liquidators. These affidavits A. G. Fairfax, 1.b.w., b

mond sport because their rules were so all parties should appear. For were made for the purpose of ex W. A. Oldfield, b Nichols.. radically different! So, with this reason, said counsel, he eluding. Paris from participation C. V. Grimmett, e Sutcliffe, great show of contempt.. the deer would ask the Court to exercise in the surplus assets." made a mess of "Mac's" immaculate its discretions to costs, white riding breeches and then

London Creditors' Position, strade majestically away toward the the learned Judge was wrong as no time bas anybody believed that

Bir Peter Grain: Assuming that!

Continuing, Mr. Jenkin said: At "Mac" heaved a sigh of regards costs, but right on the the Paris office was the office of relief and, jumping. on his "bike," other points in his judgment? If principal liquidation. As regards made straight back for civilisation we came to that conclusion you the suggestion that the London

Too Endearing!

hillla

The story might have been a little old only be entitled to coats or creditors took no interest f the

appeal.

Goddard,

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that all the men be bound over.

A preamble to the Wafd pro- clamation of July 26, signed by "The "present Government has

His Worship, in pointing out pliance with the demands of the terday evening searched the Saadiat that a man can be bound over tribes. The internal situation Club but found no coples Reuter. without being convicted, bourd continues on the whole to improve. An earlier message reported over the four men, as well as the man who was discharged, inconvicted persons of Peshawar refusal to convene a special sesalon The number of under trial and that following King Fuad's virtual 49 bonds of $100 each to be of good District connected with the re of Parliament, the Wafdists held a

2 behaviour for one year.

cent agitation who have been re- "Parliament in the Saadist Club leased on giving satisfactory under the presidency of Abdel undertakings for the future now Fahmy, Vice-President of the exceeds 180. In Bannu City Chamber. It adopted a motion of picketing of liquor shops by non-confidence in the Government. women continues and the rural At the conclusion of the meeting gituation in districts is somewhat Nahas Pasha declared that a non- less satisfactory.

-- co-operation movement, with non-

b Peebles...

T. Wall, not out P.M. Hornibrook, c Duleep-

sinhji, b.Goddard

Extens

50

33

Total

345

Fall of the Wickets.

1.23

7.8

919

exaggerated, but that was how the Mr. Sheldon agreed that he did directed by service of summoza, local liquidation until it was China Mall man got it second-hand.rot think he could ask for costs there fer a letter on the file to Then armed with the "facts hair the issues in which he failed show that the London office was 106 138 184-189 190 230 243 330 again tackled "Mae" but all the in the Appeal Court. latter would say was: "It all hap

advised, and took the advice, that pened so suddenly that I had no Alabaster, K.C.) It seems to me the only persons who could act The Attorney-General-(Mr. G. Git, had no locus atandi, and that time to take a good look at the that Mr. Sheldon has laid were the local creditors. The darned thing before I hit it. Then distress on the fact that he London office, therefore, abstained we were on the ground together and clients were unsuccessful in the from taking any part in the pro- I realised that it was a deer, and I Court below. They were not thus ceedings at nik did not appreciate the way it entitled to any coats, Prima The case is proceeding, "denred" me

facie they did not succeed, and Two Pythons Next 1a

Nichols

Question of Domicile.

| Goddard:

Tate

338 345 BOWLING ANALYSIS

39.1 1449

RAIN LATER..

The following weather report. from the Royal Observatory states:

The typhoon passed over Foochow last night OX & westerly track. It is probably filling up..

Forecast W. winds; fresh; fair at first, rain later.

The following telegram was. received from Manila Observa- tory at the American Consul- ate-General, Hong Kong, to- day

5 p.m., July-26. 30 11 -39

Typhoon in about 122 de 559 160 3 grees Long. E., and 26 degrees

Lat. N., moving W

the present argument does not dis Yesterday afternoon Mr Potter Peebles Not to bo outdone by "Mac" one pince, that fact The Shanghai continued his legal argument: On Leyland of his fcki, Post by name, another liquidators cannot say that they the subject of domicile, which he Hammond. young traffic officer who has a re were dragged Into Court to satisfy said had not been argued before in putation for being a sober fellow the Official Liquidator here. this case, counsel contended that had an exciting experience in The Case For London, the head Office of A Bank was fited Hobbs, e Oldfeld, b Wall

Mr FC Jenkin, appearing for by the situation of the chief office Sutcline, e Bradman,

told the Ching Mail man that he also

Shekko on Saturday,

ENGLAND First) Innings,

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He was as riding on his cycle the London creditors in the de- from which it was controlled. It Hammond, Wall when he saw the python which gave tion, said that the question of was plain from the authorities. heK. S. Dulcepsinh the two young YM.C.A. men & thrill costs he would leave entirely to contended, that the Company's brook, b McCabe some months back (reported er the Attorney-General An regards chief office was anywhere but in Leyland, b McCabe clusively by the Sunday Herald at the other issues, there had beon Russia. If the Company had not A. PF Chapaus the time). He dismounted and four applications as regards the been dissolved, it was his confda mett, b Horni took three shots at the snake surplus stets in Hong Kong of tion that the motive force controll Tate Ponsford,

Way! the Bank. The applications had lng it came from Paris omes from. arisen out of the action of the As regards the Londo

that Shanghal creditors, ortotbers in Mr. Potter commente

his revolver, but

Another

actionetony.ellence,

that there

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Long of Hong Kong:-114% 10′ 27′′. Lat. of Hong Kong 22° 18′ 13′′

Rainfall

Rainfall to 10 am, to-day nil Rainfall since January 1. sof, 50,65.4 mm

Temperature » and Humidity The temperature and humidi Ly at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock

Temp. Humild

86

26

91

88

95

need, be without

108 115 119

192-199-222 237, 247

In other parts of India there payment of taxes, would start im- have been several clashes between mediately.]. Polica and volunteers, mainly arising out of picketing, but none

was on a large scale.

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The following le a summary of the Press, and has undoubtedly the general position in the pro-strengthened the Moderates in vinces. A definite decline in the favour of constitutional methods movement is noted in Bengal, The economic evils of civil ® dis- Madras, Behar, and Orissa, Assam obedience movement are attract and Delhi, but in Bengal student ing increased attention. British activity may give fresh en-

Wireless Service = "al

London, Yesterday, couragement In Punjab there has been a marked improvement The Government of India's_ap- during the past month, but the preciation of the situation to July Sikh situation is still unstable.

20, states that the situation lin India as a whole shows indications Outlook Gloomy,

of weariness, in the civil dis The United Provinces report obedience movement and counter greater activity in the villages propaganda, producing definite re In the Bombay Presidency, sults of the situation. Wazirista Gujerat continues to show signs continues to improve and the gen of-some improvement. The posteral position in the provincos elows tion in Bumbay City has little a definije, decline of civil resist- changed. The movement had ance In-Bengal, Madras, Behar, very serious effects on trade and Orissa, Assam and Delhi business and the industrial out. The position in Bombay City 1. look is gloomy little changed but trade has been The movement has gained force seriously affected and the industrial in the Central Provinces, where it outlook ta gloomy. The situation was late in establishing itself on in the United Provinces his de- a frm basis and the situa-finitely deteriorated tion there has definitely deteriore

ated. Viewing the situation as a

Madras, Yesterday...

whole there are some indications

Ten thousand weavers at Cofm of weariness and that counter hatore are Idle owing to the lack propaganda is producing definito or demand for silk, cotton and Jace results. The Viceroy's address to sarie pe a result of the civil dis- the Central legislature on July Bebedlence movement. The weavers has been favourably received in of Salem are also idle.--Reuter